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great wall of sand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
great wal-l of sand
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A series of uniquely large-scale land reclamation projects by the People's Republic of China in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea from late 2013 to late 2016.

Etymology

In allusion to the Great Wall of China. First used in March 2015 by US Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the Pacific Fleet.

Inflected Forms

the Great Wall of Sand (canonical)

Questions

What does great wall of sand mean?
A series of uniquely large-scale land reclamation projects by the People's Republic of China in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea from late 2013 to late 2016.
Where does great wall of sand come from?
In allusion to the Great Wall of China. First used in March 2015 by US Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the Pacific Fleet.

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